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As silver refined : learning to embrace life's disappointments / Kay Arthur.

Summary:

"ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED THAT LIFE ISN’T TURNING OUT LIKE YOU PLANNED? HOW DO YOU RESPOND when your husband or wife tramples your emotions? When your boss fires you unexpectedly? When you lose your life’s savings? When the child you’ve loved and prayed for turns his back on you and your values? When disappointments like these smash their way into your life, you may want to scream, “How could God let this happen?” BUT WHAT IF GOD didn’t just “let it happen”? What if the things you call disappointments are really His appointments — events He is using to make you more like Christ? What if He is using your disappointments like flames to melt and burn away the undesirable elements in your life, leaving you pure and radiant — like refined silver? YOU CAN BE DEFEATED by life’s unavoidable disappointments, or you can become stronger because of them. Kay Arthur paints a graphic picture of the dangerous downward spiral of disappointment that can lead to discouragement, depression, or even despair. But you can learn to break that cycle and embrace disappointment with a faith that recognizes the trials of life as tools that God uses to make you — as silver refined — a reflection of His goodness"-- Page [4] of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781578560646 (paperback)
Physical Description: x, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Colorado Springs : WaterBrook Press, 1999.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The Refiner and His Fire -- When You Feel You're a Failure: Resisting the Spiral of Defeat -- God's Training in Disguise: Understanding Disappointment -- Present Failures, Past Regrets: Two Dangerous Disappointments -- Facing the Stress: God's Provision in Our Pressure -- Transformed Under His Control: The Gift of Meekness -- Strength in the Face of Stresses: Meekness in Action -- Facing the Pain: The Safety of His Sovereignty -- Peace amid the Pain: Profiles of Trust in God's Sovereignty -- A Truth to Buy: Deeper Discoveries in God's Sovereignty -- Strong and Courageous: Learning Victory over Discouragement -- A Call to Courage: Learning Endurance--in Good Company -- Where Courage Shows Most: Secrets of Everyday Endurance -- Turn to the Joy of the Lord: Learning Victory over Dejection -- A Message of Hope: Learning Victory over Despair -- Always in Triumph: Out from the Lowest Pit -- A Fire of Reminder.